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414 Document No. 9. [Session
on Beaver Dam creek, at the same time carrying on hiis trade of
hatter. Being soon appointed Post-master, he held the office until
he became insane, two or three years before his death, on Christmas
day, 1829.
George Swain married in 1788, Mrs.Caroline Lowrie.whose maiden
name was Lane. She was of the stock of Joel Lane, long a Senator
from Wake, from whom was purchased the site of the city of
Raleigh, and of General Joseph Lane, Senator from Oregon, and
candidate for the Vice-Presidency in 1860, on the Breckenridge
ticket. They had seven children, five daughters and two sons. One
daughter died unmarried; the husbands of the others were Wm.
Coleman, of Buncombe; John Hall, of Haywood, Jacob Siler and
William Siler, both of Macon County. One son, George, settled in
Athens, Georgia; ihe other was David Lowrie, named after his
mother's first husband. Both- parents were excellent people. The
father had highest repute as a business man for sound sense, skill,
faithfulness. He had a love of books and a tenacious memory, which
latter descended to his son.
David Lowrie Swain had \.he advantage of being prepared for the
Junior class of the University by one of the best teachers in the
State, Rev. George Newton, and then a worthy successor, Rev. F. H.
Porter, at the Newton Academy, in Asheville. Among his class-mates
was Governor B. F. Perry, of South Carolina, who has left
on record testimony as to his proficiency, in Latin and Greek espe-cially.
Being impatient, on account of his father's failing health, to
enter on the practice of his profession, he, after a few months, left
the University and read law in the school of Chief Justice Taylor, in
Raleigh. He obtained his license in December, 1822.
In his profession he was very successful, and, soon going into
politics, became a Representative in the Legislature. Here his tal-ents
and winning manners won for him the office of Solicitor of the
Edenton Circuit, and the next year Judge of the Superior Court, and
on December 6, 1832, he began his first term as Governor of the State.
He was re-elected in 1833 and 1834, the Constitution of 1776 only
allowing three successive terms. His last term expired December
10, 1835. He was, while Governor, member of the very important
Constitutional Convention of 1835^ which settled the acrid controver-sies
between the Eastern and Western sections of the State. j.n
all these offices Governor Swain was conspicuous for his industry,
faithfulness, and intelligence, as well as bonJiommie and tact. He
advocated State aid for building railroads, the revision of the
statutes, which was effected and printed in a volume called Revised
Statutes, public education, and other important measures.
President Joseph Caldwell, after a lingering illness, died on 27th

414 Document No. 9. [Session
on Beaver Dam creek, at the same time carrying on hiis trade of
hatter. Being soon appointed Post-master, he held the office until
he became insane, two or three years before his death, on Christmas
day, 1829.
George Swain married in 1788, Mrs.Caroline Lowrie.whose maiden
name was Lane. She was of the stock of Joel Lane, long a Senator
from Wake, from whom was purchased the site of the city of
Raleigh, and of General Joseph Lane, Senator from Oregon, and
candidate for the Vice-Presidency in 1860, on the Breckenridge
ticket. They had seven children, five daughters and two sons. One
daughter died unmarried; the husbands of the others were Wm.
Coleman, of Buncombe; John Hall, of Haywood, Jacob Siler and
William Siler, both of Macon County. One son, George, settled in
Athens, Georgia; ihe other was David Lowrie, named after his
mother's first husband. Both- parents were excellent people. The
father had highest repute as a business man for sound sense, skill,
faithfulness. He had a love of books and a tenacious memory, which
latter descended to his son.
David Lowrie Swain had \.he advantage of being prepared for the
Junior class of the University by one of the best teachers in the
State, Rev. George Newton, and then a worthy successor, Rev. F. H.
Porter, at the Newton Academy, in Asheville. Among his class-mates
was Governor B. F. Perry, of South Carolina, who has left
on record testimony as to his proficiency, in Latin and Greek espe-cially.
Being impatient, on account of his father's failing health, to
enter on the practice of his profession, he, after a few months, left
the University and read law in the school of Chief Justice Taylor, in
Raleigh. He obtained his license in December, 1822.
In his profession he was very successful, and, soon going into
politics, became a Representative in the Legislature. Here his tal-ents
and winning manners won for him the office of Solicitor of the
Edenton Circuit, and the next year Judge of the Superior Court, and
on December 6, 1832, he began his first term as Governor of the State.
He was re-elected in 1833 and 1834, the Constitution of 1776 only
allowing three successive terms. His last term expired December
10, 1835. He was, while Governor, member of the very important
Constitutional Convention of 1835^ which settled the acrid controver-sies
between the Eastern and Western sections of the State. j.n
all these offices Governor Swain was conspicuous for his industry,
faithfulness, and intelligence, as well as bonJiommie and tact. He
advocated State aid for building railroads, the revision of the
statutes, which was effected and printed in a volume called Revised
Statutes, public education, and other important measures.
President Joseph Caldwell, after a lingering illness, died on 27th